Category: Teaching
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Initial Impressions of Jishou
My first day here felt like I was moving into college again except everything felt much more uncertain. This week was a battle with unexpected circumstances and a lot of adjustment with the way things work in a small city in China, but I’ve tried my best to stay positive despite it all. The first…
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First Week Teaching at Yasi
Carrying on with the theme of having no expectations, I was thrown in the deep end with no training, orientation of students’ levels, textbooks, or other preparation for the 50 to 65 students I would have in each class. 4000 students and not a clue where to begin. The school told our liaisons, Cindy and Lisa, that the timetable…
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Grace Student Center
Breaking the Ice Since no one went by their English names here, we did introductions twice. The first time on the night we met, when no one knew what to say or made eye contact with us, and the second when we were all sitting around the wooden rectangular table. They are: Scarlett (17), Yuan (16),…
MELODY TIENYUN 